The Snake and the Saw: A Lesson on True and False Bonds
There is a story often told in images: a snake coils itself around a saw.
Out of anger and pride, it believes the saw is its enemy. The more it squeezes, the tighter the grip, the deeper the blade cuts into its own body. The saw never moved. The saw never fought. The snake, blinded by rage and ignorance, destroys itself.
This is the perfect picture of false relatives—the stolen bonds that come into our lives.
They approach with envy, selfishness, and hidden malice. When they encounter a true relative—a real bond rooted in truth and calmness—they mistake that stillness for weakness. In their anger, they attack, slander, and scheme. But like the snake, they end up wounding themselves.
The saw is the true relative.
It stands firm.
It does not injure first.
It embodies truth, stability, and quiet strength.
The snake is the false relative.
It coils in jealousy.
It tightens in anger.
And in the end, its venom destroys only itself.
🌱 Deeper Truth
A good bond is like truth—it does not need to shout, prove, or retaliate.
A false bond is like anger—it exhausts itself and finally collapses into its own destruction.
Thus:
The true relative is like the saw—silent, strong, unmoved.
The false relative is like the snake—furious, ignorant, self-destructive.
When the snake collides with the saw, the saw remains; only the snake perishes.
💠 Four Kinds of Power and Morality
This parable finds its echo in the way strength and morality combine in people:
The Strong + The Good = The Protector
Strength in hand, conscience in heart.
He defends, upholds truth, and protects the weak.
Example: a just king, a responsible father, a leader of integrity.
The Strong + The Evil = The Destroyer
Power without conscience.
He manipulates, exploits, and oppresses.
Example: a tyrant, a greedy relative, a criminal overlord.
The Weak + The Good = The Martyr
Pure heart, but no strength to defend it.
He often sacrifices himself, unable to resist oppression.
Example: a gentle saint, a powerless but kind relative.
The Weak + The Evil = The Pitiful
No strength, no conscience.
Consumed by envy and trickery, but too powerless to win.
Example: the false relative, the snake coiling around the saw.
✨ The Message
The protector (Strong + Good) stands like the saw—calm, firm, indestructible.
The destroyer (Strong + Evil) is dangerous, but will eventually collapse under the weight of his own darkness.
The martyr (Weak + Good) suffers quietly, like the saw endures, but his legacy is pure.
The pitiful (Weak + Evil) is nothing but the snake—writhing, shouting, hurting itself more than anyone else.
🌿 In Short:
True relative = The Saw (Silence, Truth, Strength).
False relative = The Snake (Anger, Envy, Ignorance).
When the snake meets the saw, the snake dies—not the saw.
When the false bond meets the true bond, the false bond collapses—not the true one.